The Padres swept the Giants in their short 2-game series with a 5-3 win on Wednesday. It looked like the Padres may cruise to victory, building a 4-0 lead through 5 innings. The returns of Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward helped spark San Diego's offense for the second straight game. Michael King pitched well, but ran into some trouble in the 6th inning, and exited after allowing Jung Hoo Lee to drive in San Francisco's first run. Luis Arraez immediately responded with an RBI-triple to give the Padres a 5-1 lead, but the Giants wouldn't go quietly. Heliot Ramos and Mike Yastrzemski each hit solo home runs off of lockdown relievers Jeremiah Estrada and Jason Adam, bringing the Giants back to within 2 runs. But Robert Suarez did what he's done all year long, and pitched a scoreless 9th inning to earn his 12th save of the season and secure the Padres' 19th win of the season. The Padres will enjoy a day off on Thursday before facing the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Friday.
You can watch the Jamul Casino Resort Padres Postgame Show below, with full highlights from the game and Mike Shildt's postgame press conference.
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